Editing Speedball (section)

== Competition formats ==

Speedball encompasses several competition formats rather than a single universal set of rules.

Common formats include:

* '''Three-man (3v3):''' Three active players per team, generally used for smaller tournaments and introductory competitive formats.
* '''Five-man (5v5):''' Five active players per team, widely used in professional and amateur competitions.
* '''Seven-man (7v7):''' A historical professional tournament format particularly associated with the [[National Professional Paintball League]] and its Super 7 competition.
* '''X-Ball:''' A timed, multi-point format in which teams compete across repeated starts, with player substitutions permitted between points.

Other tournament formats, including traditional 10-man paintball, have also used constructed arena fields.[2][5]

The [[National Xball League]] publishes separate rules and competition formats for different divisions, including X-Ball and traditional single-game competitions.[5]